Anchoring piece for handles for the sides of cooking utensils



May 2, 1950 SON, JR 2,506,465 HANDLES FOR THE NG UTENSILS L. MORRI ANCHORING PIECE FOR SIDES OF COOKI Filed Jan. 10,

INVENTOR. W/L 19190 A. MORE/So/VJE.

Patented May 2, 1 950 ANCHORING PIECE FOR HANDLES FOR THE SIDES OF COOKING UTENSILS Willard L. Morrison, Jr., West Bend, Wis., as-

signor to West Bend Aluminum 00., West Bend, Wis., a corporation of Wisconsin Application January 10, 1947, Serial No. 721,377

1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in anchoring pieces for handles for the sides of utensils.

It is conventional to make handles for the sides of utensils of non-metallic heat-resistant material to obtain desired appearance and protection from burns. However, it is the practice to secure such handles by means of bolts or rivets, the heads of which are clearly visible when the utensil is viewed in normal use.

It is an object of this invention, therefore, to provide an anchoring piece for a non-metallic handle for the side of a utensil which is invisible when the utensil is normally viewed and which is easily and readily attached to the utensil.

This object is obtained by making the handle long enough to permit the openings for the attaching screws to be placed on each side of the finger-gripping portion and by sloping the axes of such openings with respect to the utensil engaging portion of the handle and the side of the utensil. The openings start below the widest portion or mold line of the handle and slope upwardly and inwardly toward the side of the utensil. This keeps such openings invisible when the utensil is viewed from the normal position and permits the openings to have counterbores of considerable depth which also further hides the screw heads from view. The utensil is provided with attaching means, in the form of an anchoring piece, spot welded or riveted to the side of the utensil, which is provided with threaded openings the axes of which are in alinement with the openings for the screws. The handle has a recess into which the piece fits to permit the inner side of the handle to rest against the side of the utensil.

The novel features, which are considered characteristic of the invention, are set forth with particularity in the appended claim. The invention itself, however, both as to its organization and its method of operation, together with additional objects and advantages thereof, will best be understood from the following description of a specific embodiment when read in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of a handle embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional View taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1; and

Fi 4 is a View in side elevation of the inner side of the handle-attaching piece.

Referring to the drawing by reference nu-, merals the handle I0 is shown mounted to the side ll of a utensil commonly known as a Dutch oven. In this embodiment the utensil is made of cast aluminum and the handle in is molded from heat-resistant black Bakelite. However, other heat-resistant materials or plastics having substantially the same characteristics of heat resistance and strength as Bakelite may be used. A recess I3 which forms a finger-gripping portion is provided in the handle I!) intermediate its ends. The opening of the recess I3 lies be low the mold line and its upper finger-engaging surface and may slope upwardly into the upper half of the handle. The handle I0 is long enough to provide solid end portions beyond each end of the finger-gripping recess l3 through which openings M for the attaching screws iii are made. The axes of the openings, as is clearly shown in Fig. 2, start below the mold line I2 and slope upwardly and inwardly toward the inner or utensil engaging portion of the handle. The sloping finger-engaging portion of the recess I3 is thus positioned above the axes of the openings [4 which permits the conservation of the material used in making the handle. Each opening M has a counterbore to receive the head of the attaching screws. As the surface of the end portions has a general downward and inward slope, the openings l4 and heads of attaching screw heads l5 contained within the counterbores are invisible when the handle is viewed from above (although to the side of) the mold line of the handle, a view which is customary in the normal use of the utensil.

The inner face of the handle I!) may be provided with a recess it which accommodates the attaching means or anchoring piece IT. The edge of the recess is formed to the same curvature as the side I I and rests snugly against such side when the handle I0 is drawn in by the anchoring screw l5. The attaching piece I! (see Fig. 4) may be stamped from aluminum. As shown in Fig. 3, it is curved longitudinally to approximate the curvature of the side II and is secured to the side H by spot welding its ends thereto, as shown at I 8. It is desirable to provide flat portions I 9, the surfaces of which slope downwardly and inwardly (see Fig. 2) and are substantially perpendicular to the axes of the screws [5 to more easily enable threaded holes 20, with which the screws l5 engage, to be readily formed therein.

The recess l6 may conform to the shape of the piece I! and should be deep enough to allow the piece or lug to fully enter within its confines. The handle II), which is secured to the utensil by the attaching screws I5, may thus be drawn up tightly against the utensil, However, the handle 16 may jbe easily assembled lor dis assembled iron the utensil by the engagement or disengagement of the attaching screws and yet the appearance of the handle is not spoiled by such screws or the openings inwhich: they are inserted.

Although only one embodiment. of the invention is shown and described herein; it will' he understood that this application is" ministers cover such changes or modifications as come within the spirit of the invention or scope-or the following claim:

An anchoring piece for securing to the side of a utensil an elongated handle which has a curved race adapted toiest against the side of the vessel for the" length of said harid'le'; a finger gripping port on recessed from the enter side thereof; ope ngs for screws spaced from the s ofs'ai n'ger gripping"portionithe axe's 'of sale openings slo ing; with respect to the inner racezandan anchoring piece receiving recess in are inner face into which said openings lead; me anchoring piece coirfpri's'irig an elongated longitudinally curved strap of stamped aluminum adapted to lie within the anchoring piece receiving recess of the handle and having end portions adapted to be spotwelded to the side of the utensil, said piece having a flat portion adjacent each end portion and a connecting portion; eg'gtending betweng sem flajt'; portions, said flat portions being offset from said nd portions and said connecting portion and sloped with respect thereto so as to be substantially p'erpendicuiar to the axes of the openings in the handle, and a threaded hole in each fiat portion adapted to engage screws extending from the openirigsinths 'ndle.

WILLARD L. MORRISON,- JR.

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